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O. GOOLEY & E. PRIDMORE. GRAIN BINDING HARVESTER.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ORVILLE COOLEY AND EDNVARD PRIDMORE, OF BATAVIA, NElV YORK, AS- SIGNORSTO THE JOHNSTON HARVESTER COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

GRAIN-BINDING HARVESTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 408,163, dated July 30,1889. Application filed January 5, 1888. Serial No. 259,918. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ORVILLE COOLEY and EDWARD PRIDMORE, citizens of.the United States, residing at Batavia, in the county of Genesee andState of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inGrain-Binding Harvesters, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to certain improvements in grain-bindingharvesters of the Appleby type; but is more especially applicable to themachines manufactured by the Johnston Harvester Company, and known aschannel-steel grain-binders and the objects of the improvements are,first, to provide means for securely fastening the finger-bar to theplatform of the harvester-frame and still permit the edge of thecanvas-rake to be brought in close proximity with the cuttingblades;second, to afford facilities for increasing or lessening the spacebetween the upper end of the binder platform or deck and correspondingend of the elevating-apron that brings the inflowing grain in proper position for binding, thereby adapting the machine for operating indifferent grades and kinds of grain without choking by the lodgment ofmatter within the open space found between the said deck andelevating-apron.

3o lVe attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sectional perspective Viewof a portion of a self-binding harvester, showing our improved parts inposition. Fig. 2 is a bottom View of a portion of the cutting apparatus,as well as a part of the harvester-platform, and showing the manner ofattaching the supplementary finger-bars thereto. Fig.

3 is a detached view of a portion of the adjustable cleat or throat-barthat secures the binder-deck to the frame-work of the harvester. Fig. 4is a cross-sectional view taken through the finger-bar and supplementalfinger-bar, as well as through the platform, and

therewith showing a part of one of the canvas-rollers in position. Fig.5 is a cross-sectional view taken through the binder-deck and contiguousparts.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throu ghout the several views.

In the drawings, A represents the fingerbar; A, the supplementalfinger-bar,preferably made of a single piece of thin steel, which isfirmly bolted or otherwise secured to the rear face of the usualangle-iron finger-bar, and extends downward therefrom to give sufficientspace between the canvas-propelling roller B and the upper face of theplatform C for the revolving of the said endless canvas, which is of thewell-known Appleby type.

For the purpose of forming a support for the forward side of theplatform 0, a rearward bend is given this supplementary bar upon anangle corresponding with the beveled edge of the platform, as showniu'Fig. 4. The platform and supplemental bar are fastened together bythe use of rivets 0, whereby the said platform and finger-bar aresecurely united without the intervention of the usual wooden bar, whichis bolted to the rear face of the angle-iron finger-bar and having theplatform nailed at its front edge to the said wooden bar and upon theunder side thereof. By the removal of this commonly-used wooden bar thefront edge of the revolving platform-canvas is brought about one andonehalf inch nearer the finger-bar and the cutting-knives than would bedone were the said wooden bar used. This wooden bar is obj ec- 8otionable on account of its coming in contact with the butts of themoving grain, extending the same and causing the head ends of the stalksof grain to advance to such a degree that it is difficult to properlybind the bundle without waste of grain. F

By having the guard-fingers secured upon the under side of thehorizontal flange at the bottom of the vertical flange the cuttingapparatus is brought considerably nearer the 0 ground than would be thecase were the fingers secured to a flange placed upon the upper side ofthe vertical one. This feature is important where short grain is to becut and bound. 5 By having the supplementary bar secured to the verticalflange upon the rear side the platform and other accessories can bepermanent-ly attached to the supplementary bar, after which thefinger-bar, with its attached fingers, may be boltedto the supplementarybar, (now forming a part of the complete machine,) orcan be removedtherefrom without any disarrangement of the parts, as in practice thenuts of the finger-bar-securing bolts are upon the face of the verticalflange and easy of access, which is an important feature, as thefinger-bar has to be frequently re moved for repairs by reason of itsexposed position. v D is an adjustable cleat or thin bar, preferablymade of metal, under which the upper end of the binder deck or platformlies, by which it is held down flush with the anglebar at on theelevator-frame. Said cleat is provided with securing-bolts, which passthrough the elongated holes 61' in the cleat and through bolt-holes madein the angle-bar. This adj ustable cleat, which forms the basis for thesecond part of our invention, rests solelyupon the angle-bar d, and isadj ustably secured thereto in such manner that the deckplatform may, ifdesired, have the usual fore-andaft adjustment underneath the cleat andis for the purpose of covering the open space bevas roller than whenoperating in weedy material, thereby narrowing the throatway, so thatall material raised by the elevating-canvas is deposited upon thedeck-boards preparatory to binding, without waste, of which there wouldbe danger were the throatway to be at all times enlarged for droppingthe foul matter hereinbefore referred to.

Having now described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the single right angled finger-bar having theguard-fingers bolted to the under side of the horizontal flange at thebot-tom of the vertical flange of the bar, of the metallic supplementaryanglebar made from a single piece of metal, the front vertical face ofwhich is secured .to the rear face of the vertical flange of thefingerbar, and therefrom extending downward sufficiently far to permitthe attachment of the front side of the platform, which rests upon andis secured to the rearwardly-extending bend, forming a part of the saidsupplementary bar, in the manner substantially as described, and for thepurpose hereinbefore set forth.

2. The combination, with the elevatingapron roller and binder-deck, ofthe slotted adjustable cleat-bar for regulating the opening between theelevating-apron roller and the upper edge of the binding-deck, for thepurpose described, and substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

ORVILLE OOOLEY. EDVARD PRIDMORE.

'Witnesses:

G. W. FORD, JNo. W. SMITH.

